Blank for carriage-steps



(No Model.)

S. E. BROWN. BLANK FOR CARRIAGE STEPS.

No. 435,916. Patented Sept. 9, 1890.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL E. BROIVN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BLANK FOR CARRIAGE-STEPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,916, datedSeptember 9, 1890.

Application filed Ma 22, 1890. Serial No. 352,804. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL E. BROWN, a citizen of the United States,residingat Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Blanks forOarriage'Steps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to steps for carriages and wagons, having for itsobject to greatly facilitate and cheapen the manufacture of such steps.

The invention consists, first, in rolling the blank plate or bar with acentral longitudinal rib along one side, and, second, in cutting, withsuitable dies, said plate into portions, forming the step, shank, andcross-head, ready for the third operation-that of bending the step andcross-head at their junction with the shank to complete the blank.

The invention is substantially illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a view of the blank-plate, constituting the productin the first stage of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of a blank step ascut from said plate, and constitutes the product in the second stage ofmy invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a blank step, showing theblank bent to complete the form of a step in the third stage of myinvention.

In carrying out my method of constructing such steps I proceed asfollows: \Vith suitable rolls a plate, as seen in Fig. 1, is rolled tothe required thickness, with a central longitudinal rib a formed on oneside. Next,

with a suitable die-press the said plate is cut into portions ofrequired lengths to form the step portion 1), the shank portion 0, andthe cross-head d. Next, the blanks thus out are bent in the shanks nextto the step Z2 and head 0, thus completing the form of carriagestep.

In rolling the plates in the first stage the rolls may have a die set orformed in them for impressing an ornamental form or surface on the partsthereof which will comprise the step and the shank, too, if desired, orwhen such method is not suitable the blanks may be passed through adrop-press for impressing any suitable design upon them before beingbent. These blanks are susceptible of any form and finish that taste orjudgment may suggest. I do not therefore confine myself to anyparticular forms or dimensions or proportions, as it is obvious thesemay be varied to a great extent, my object being the economicalproduction of step-blanks adapted to all kinds of carriages, wagons, orcarts.

Having described my invention, I claim- The improved method of makingcarriagesteps, which consists, first, in rolling a plate with a rib;second, in cutting the blank from said plate; third, in bending theshank and forming the completed step, substantially in the manner andfor the purpose set forth.

SAMUEL E. BROWN.

\Vitnesses:

GEO.'\V. TIBBITTS, WM. K. KIDD.

